Residents of five Lakes Region towns and two school districts will make their voices heard on Tuesday, June 9. Here’s a guide to the contested races in the region and Maine.

Absentee voting is underway, and residents can request a ballot from their town clerks until Tuesday, June 4.

STATEWIDE RACES

Both the Republican and Democratic gubernatorial primaries are competitive. Candidates on the Republican side include Jonathan Bush Jr., Robert Charles, David Jones, Garrett Mason, Owen McCarthy, Benjamin Midgley, and Robert Wessels. Meanwhile, Democratic candidates include Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson, Angus King III, Hannah Pingree, and Nirav Shah.

On the federal level, Graham Platner, Janet Mills, and David Costello will compete in the Democratic primary to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November. Meanwhile, Joshua Pietrowicz and Ronald Russell will compete in the Republican primary for Maine’s 1st Congressional District, where the winner will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree in the general election.

In the 26th Senate District, Republican primary voters will choose between Kenneth Cianchette and Peter Violette.

BRIDGTON

Voters in Bridgton will choose between five candidates to fill two seats on the Select Board. Candidates include Alfred A. Bottone IV, Maureen Harpell, Amy Strum, Daria Tatum, and Joshua Quint.

Voters will also vote on three ballot questions, including the adoption of the 2025 comprehensive plan, whether to approve the municipal officers’ order of discontinuance for Jim Douglass Road, and an ordinance correcting errors in the town’s land use code and official shoreland zoning map.

A sample ballot is available on the town website.

GRAY

Residents in Gray will vote to fill two Town Council seats from a list of five candidates, including Pamela Edson, David Hall, Lindamarie Jaramillo, Judith Simoneau, and Ashley Zimmerman.

Residents will also vote on the town’s $13 million municipal budget. The vote on the budget comes in the wake of the Town Council choosing to replace the current contract with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, which provides the town with three dedicated deputies, with one that splits a deputy between Gray and surrounding towns, a decision which has polarized the town.

A sample ballot is available on the town website.

MSAD 15

Residents in Gray and New Gloucester will vote on the Maine School Administrative District 15 school budget. The budget totals $39 million, an increase of 5.98% from the previous year. Notable investments in this year’s budget include elementary and middle school level math and science instructional materials, replacement buses, continued facility improvements, and bus routing software.

In addition, residents will also vote for two seats on the MSAD 15 school board, contested by candidates Michael Buhelt, Daniel Demers, and Sharon Morey.

MSAD 61

Voters in Casco will choose between Courtney Kemp and Philip Shane to represent them on the MSAD 61 school board.

A sample ballot is available on the town website.

RAYMOND

Residents in Raymond will vote for a candidate to serve the final year of a three-year term on the Select Board. Denis Morse, who was recalled late last year from the seat in question, is mounting a comeback run, with Charlotte Jewell running against him.

The ballot also includes 27 referendum questions, including one on a proposed short-term rental ordinance.

A sample ballot is available on the town website.

RSU 14

Windham and Raymond residents will vote on the Regional School Unit 14 school budget. The budget totals $70 million, an increase of 4.36% from the previous year, and comes as the district is set to begin paying its debt for the new middle school opening next year.

SEBAGO

Sebago voters will choose between five candidates to fill two seats on the Select Board. Candidates include Kurt Christensen, Scott Douglas, Michael Hawkes, Annette Thomas, and Karen Wiles.

A sample ballot is available on the town website.